tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post5638772683387810928..comments2022-11-04T09:58:53.818-04:00Comments on Warfare and the Book of Mormon: Ratings Low? Lets Talk about SEX!Morgan Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-53198247578038596962009-11-23T18:10:20.165-05:002009-11-23T18:10:20.165-05:00Mormon Heretic, where I know you've commented ...Mormon Heretic, where I know you've commented from time to time, had a discussion recently on whether Balaam (sp?) with the talking ass story was a true prophet or a false one. A commenter brought it up there with appropriate references.<br /><br />FireTagAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-75369883698958053172009-11-23T15:33:37.958-05:002009-11-23T15:33:37.958-05:00That's a great point Firetag, it certaintly is...That's a great point Firetag, it certaintly is possible that sexual corruption is a tactic found in a variety of cultures and therefore not really an "hit" for the BoM. Do you know of any articles that discuss this concept in greater detail? <br /><br />I will check out your article on Jaredite DNA as well. Thanks again.Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-2341069597826070192009-11-23T15:17:23.027-05:002009-11-23T15:17:23.027-05:00Morgan: There is also an OT example during the con...Morgan: There is also an OT example during the conquest of Canaan in which the Canaanite peoples attempted to stave off the power of the Israelite God by corrupting them with sex. So I think this is a general technique that goes pretty far back into the human psyche.<br /><br />I personally have problems with the dating of the Jaredites to 3000 BC because of the conflicts it creates with the DNA Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-69100772019277009232009-11-23T10:02:40.612-05:002009-11-23T10:02:40.612-05:00It has been a realy long time sence I read the Jar...It has been a realy long time sence I read the Jaredites from africa thing, I was in early High School, so I don't realy remember the detailsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00000337954071075505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-49516343356975263622009-11-23T07:24:12.544-05:002009-11-23T07:24:12.544-05:00Wow, I knew putting sex in all caps would get me a...Wow, I knew putting sex in all caps would get me alot of comments. :)Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-18250991778076046592009-11-23T05:53:21.199-05:002009-11-23T05:53:21.199-05:00Thanks David. Let me know when you are ready. Th...Thanks David. Let me know when you are ready. The stuff about the Jaredites being out of Africa sounds pretty interesting as well.Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-44832892057413241102009-11-23T02:21:23.105-05:002009-11-23T02:21:23.105-05:00Morgan
I could put something together for a guest ...Morgan<br />I could put something together for a guest post. Right off the bat-it all comes down to speculation more than anything but this has also been the reasoning of such great minds as Hugh Nibley and John Heinerman.<br /><br />Samuel<br />I have read a booklet by a Prof. David Grant Stewart about his personal belief that the Jaredites were of Ham and thus African. I found it interesting nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-17350535926598290042009-11-22T10:45:30.943-05:002009-11-22T10:45:30.943-05:00I have always thought the Jaradites were from Afri...I have always thought the Jaradites were from Africa because I have heard that the Jaradite time line fits with the timeline of the Olmecs from southern Mexico. From what I have heard Olmec art is very African in appearance. I have also heard that some of the Jaradite words in the book of Mormon are similar to a modern African language.<br />I admit that I am not a fan of central America as beingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00000337954071075505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-35636003367363711062009-11-22T06:24:27.407-05:002009-11-22T06:24:27.407-05:00I have found some good articles as well. There is...I have found some good articles as well. There is one text from the 7th century A.D. that is pretty widely known. It even has a distance recorded that, if you followed the current that flows from China to the northeast, would put you in Northern California. Thats one example and I have heard about a half dozen more. I'm tempted to make this my dissertation topic, but I am still far away Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-38896336714643051272009-11-22T03:44:07.249-05:002009-11-22T03:44:07.249-05:00In relation to "Across the Deep" I have ...In relation to "Across the Deep" I have found some very good albeit circumstantial articles on why it is indeed China.<br /><br />I have every reason to believe Mount T'ai Shan is Mount Shalem of Ether 3:1nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-47486912479486932312009-11-21T23:12:07.686-05:002009-11-21T23:12:07.686-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-86036925186161849922009-11-21T23:12:06.416-05:002009-11-21T23:12:06.416-05:00Hey Samuel, I had some time to think about it on t...Hey Samuel, I had some time to think about it on the way to work and I agree with comment 2. There are two acts, 1. the use of Jared's daughter to corrupt Akish, and 2. Akish using a secret combination to obtain the throne for Jared. Both tactics are described in the Six Secret Teaching, and both benefited Jared by getting him the throne. <br /><br />Hope that makes sense. Thanks again Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-28238944659073587822009-11-21T22:47:03.013-05:002009-11-21T22:47:03.013-05:00Thanks for your comment. I am in a hurry, but acc...Thanks for your comment. I am in a hurry, but according to Ether 9:4, Akish obtained the Kingdom for Jared using secret combinations in order to marry Jared's daughter. The process of seducing high officials with women is exactly what Tai Kung advised. Even though Akish is the one that then using a secret combination, I viewed it as him being brought on board Jared's combination with Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-89665232804424363722009-11-21T20:51:30.379-05:002009-11-21T20:51:30.379-05:00I really liked the article and I thought it was ve...I really liked the article and I thought it was very interesting. However you logic is a little skewed. According to the Book of Ether, Akish was the one who had knowledge of the ancient military secrets, but the ancient military secret of using seductive women was used against him, not by him. You have an example two different aspects of the Chinese military teachings in the story but the two Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00000337954071075505noreply@blogger.com